Yeah cruel though it is, I would need to see a photo of the author if I were going to concur with his surprise that he was selected as a target. If he looks lik

Yeah cruel though it is, I would need to see a photo of the author if I were going to concur with his surprise that he was selected as a target. If he looks like the typical young computer nerd (while literally typing on a laptop in the café mind you), these people are thinking okay jackpot: no life[0], no girlfriend[1], plenty of money[2], book-smart[3] but not street-smart[4], and probably other things their finely-tuned spidey-sense can pick up that mine can't because I'm not a fucking sociopath. [0] so social contact makes a good lure [1] so sex makes a good lure [2] juicier target [3] which means he can almost talk himself into anything [4] less likely to recognize he's being conned/manipulated